“But not only our own peculiar passions, actions, or qualities may be imputed to us; but also certain external things, which neither flow from us nor inhere in us. But they are actually imputed to us, when their relations and considerations avail to us for some specific effect,

My theses on nature and grace. jonathanramont1.substack.com/p/theses-on-na…

Thomas Manton on the twofold justifications with works as the basis of the acquittal of the charge of hypocrisy

Turretin on the accusation against the Christian by the devil according to the law which is answered by grace and the evangelical covenant which is answered by works

"The written Law is called the Law of works, because men of the Law established the whole of their righteousness in the works of the Law. But the Law of faith, or of grace, is so called because men of grace establish the whole sum and efficacy of their salvation in grace alone,

Necessary conditions for justification are consistent with Christ's righteousness as the meritorious cause; so Richard Baxter:

God, by ordering the act of his will toward a reward, willed that act to be merit, which, considered in itself without such divine acceptance, was not worthy of such a reward according to strict justice. Therefore, since it is worthy of reward, since it will have been accepted by

"God calls it his Justice to reward men according to his Law and give them what it gave them right to. Insomuch that it is made the second Article of our Faith (Heb. 11:6) to believe that God is the rewarder of them that diligently seek him." - Baxter, End of Controversies, 25.43

"[John 3:16], as well as elsewhere taught, that it was the design of God to render the salvation of all men possible, by the gift of his Son. There was nothing in the nature, or the value, or the design of his work to render it available for any one class of men only." C.Hodge

“Far be it from us in any way to state that God predestines the reprobate not only to Punishment or eternal death, but also to guilt or sins. On the contrary, we sincerely believe that God destines No one to Death except for Sins, and we say in good faith with the Synod of

Christ died for all with the design of laying the foundation for the conditional offer of pardon ~ Charles Hodge, patron of hypothetical universalism (h/t Michael J. Lynch)

Wow does AA Hodge deal with Charles Hodge’s chapter in his Systematic Theology on the extent of the atonement? He quotes approvingly Calamy, Ussher, Baxter, and Henry B Smith! What do all of them have in common?

"Christ died in order to save His Elect seed. He also died in order to make it consistent with justice (in every sense of that word), to save any man (elect or non-elect) or all men without exception on the condition of faith." A.A. Hodge

“This is why the Lord, offering bread and wine with His hand, testifies with words that He is offering His body and blood. Those who say that nothing is exhibited here except a sign and figure—let them be anathema.” —Martin Bucer, Apologetic Axioms

Augustine's profound insight on suicide: "When unbearable troubles make a man long for death, his opinion is wrong, but his feeling is a natural desire for rest. Thus when a man wills to die, what he desires is not non-existence after death but rest" Whole thing worth reading👇

"some [antinomians] have even presumed to use this harsh and unscriptural expression, that it is not necessary to forsake sin in order to come to Christ." John Witherspoon, An Essay on Justification, p.312

So we're doing this again, guys? Westminster Larger Catechism: "Q. 32. How is the grace of God manifested in the second covenant? A. The grace of God is manifested in the second covenant, in that he... promiseth and giveth his Holy Spirit to all his elect... to enable them